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Publication date: 2025-10-11

Last updated on: 2026-04-08

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The WP Scraper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.1 via the wp_scraper_extract_content function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. On Cloud instances, this issue allows for metadata retrieving.

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Published

2025-10-11

Last Modified

2026-04-08

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-9975

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wordpress	wp_scraper	5.8.1

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-918	The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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Executive Summary

The WP Scraper plugin for WordPress has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 5.8.1. This vulnerability exists in the wp_scraper_extract_content function and allows authenticated users with Administrator-level access or higher to make web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application. This can be exploited to query and modify information from internal services, and on Cloud instances, it can be used to retrieve metadata.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow attackers with Administrator-level access to make unauthorized web requests from the server, potentially accessing or modifying sensitive internal services and data. On Cloud instances, attackers can retrieve metadata, which may lead to further exploitation or information disclosure.

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